The Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 killed more than 50 million people. It impacted York County, including killing some Civil War vets.
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The Hoke House is a familiar sight to the thousands of people who travel on
Growing up in southern Ohio, we learned in school about the men and women who
As the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War approaches in 2011, author James McClure
Gettysburg photograph courtesy of Becky and Mike Esterbank of Erie, Pa. Used by permission. Jim
J.E.B. Stuart and staff, The Illustrated London News, October 4, 1862. I have been fortunate
Old postcard depicting a Confederate cavalryman (from the author’s collection). York County author, historian, and
Joseph Menges lived on this prosperous York County, PA farm during the Civil War. The
Glatfelter is a $1.3 billion global paper company headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. The company now
This very impressive homestead was in 1863 the Andrew J. Menges farm near Spring Grove,